Navy Faces Peril in Long Beach Shipyard Stake
City Club heard Capt. H. Neil warn that subsidence threatens the Douglas shipyard and nearby shore, risking 6,500 civilian workers and a 38 million dollar annual payroll. He noted 110,000 retired Navy personnel call Long Beach home and urged action to protect the fleet's lifeblood and local economy. The talk highlighted Navy town ties, a 276 million dollar shipyard replacement value, and the public's role in supporting the fleet.
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Long Beach
United State
Charles
H. Neil
Public Works
Navy
Woman's City Club
Douglas
Terminal Island
Opera
How to Grow House Plants Successfully Guide
Complete guide to successful houseplant growing in November from Better Homes Gardens. Covers watering feeding repotting soil prep pest control and care steps. Practical instructions to keep plants thriving and healthy for readers buying November issue at magazines sold nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer ' S
Wiomes & Gardens
Local Couple Celebrates 60th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stromsoe of 261 Loma Ave marked their 60th anniversary, after marrying in Denver in 1887. He ran a custom tailoring shop, retired at 85, and both have long ties to St. Matthew's Church. They moved from Fort Collins to California in 1912 with two sons, Douglas and Harold, now living in San Gabriel and Apple Valley, with four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
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Albert Stromsoe
Loma Ave
Denver
Colo
Stromsoe
Heartwell Bldg
Stromsee
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Optimists
Elks Lodge
California
Fort Collins
Douglas
San Gabriel
Harold
Apple Valley
Xi Chi Beta Sigma Phi Members Attend City Play
Members of Xi Chi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi and their husbands attended the Janusst Community Playhouse performance on Saturday. After the show they went to the home of Mr and Mrs Don Wheel at 3739 Fairman Ave for refreshments.
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Xi'Chi Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Janusst Community Playhouse
Don Wheel
Fairman Ave
Alpha Delta Pi Alumnae Meet in Long Beach
Alpha Delta Pi alumnae of Long Beach will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday at 3737 Elm Ave to hear Mrs Relph Russell review Papa s Wife by Thyra Serre Djorn Future plans of the group will be made during the business session and all ADP alumnae in the area are welcome Reservations may be made with Mrs Edward Orth 3665 Hackett Ave Hostesses will be Mines Lloyd Newmann and John TeSelle
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Alpha Delta Pi
Long Beach
Elm Ave
Relph Russell
Papa
Thyra Serre Djorn
ADP
Edward Orth
Hackett Ave
Lloyd Newmann
John TeSelle
Confederate Daughters Observe Columbus Anniversary Program
The Gen. Joe Wheeler Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy held a tea and historical program at Linden Hall in Miss. Lillian Cave spoke on The Life of Columbus. Mrs. Joe Wheeler presided, and announcements listed the 64th national convention in Richmond, with Arrowsmith and Humphreys as delegates and Fowler of Los Angeles as president general.
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Joe Wheeler
United Daughters of the Confederacy
America
Columbus
Linden Hall
Lillian Cave
Mrz
UDC
John Marshall Hotel
Richmond
Mines
Thomas M. Arrowsmith
Donald E. Humphreys
Mmes. O. L. Skimmer
Fannie Moore
Librarian Edwin Castagna Speaks at Western Shores DAR Meeting
Edwin Castagna, guest speaker at the Western Shores Chapter DAR meeting at the Lafayette Hotel, traces Long Beech library history from a 1895 start with 200 books to the 1909 main building. Today the library offers book lending, story tellers, staff assistance, discussion groups, rental firms, and phonograph records. A morning review covered a Southern Council meeting in Los Angeles by Mrs. Clayton Morse.
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Edwin Castagna
Western Shores
Daughters of the American Revolution
Lafayette Hotel
Castagna
Long
Beech
Southern Council
Los Angeles
Clayton I Morse
Veteran poetess guides writers with rhythmic tips
Mrs Snow Longley Housh, 78, spoke to the Long Beach Writers Club poetry section sharing signposts to success in verse. She described clarity of thought, using imagination, rhythm variation, reading aloud, revision, and careful proofreading before sending poems to publishers.
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Olive Breed
Long Beach Writers Club
Snow Longsey Housh
Steff
Writers Club
Ty Jean B.moore
Snow Longley Housh
Los Angeles
All Country
Cue
DKG Tells Responsibility Toward Legislation
Mary Jo Tregilgas spoke to the Gamma Zeta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma on Our Responsibility Toward Legislation. She urged full teacher participation as the state’s teaching population grows to prevent legislative action from being controlled by a small group. The North Long Beach meeting was hosted by Mrs. Eien Hemming with assistance from Mrs. Doris Gilmore and Miss Mildred Wyatt.
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Mary Jo Tregilgas
National Educators Association
Gamma Zeta
Delta Kappa Gamma
Eien Hemming
Doris Gilmore
Mildred" Wyatt
Halloween Fete at Lakewood Lions Club Center
Lakewood Center of Hope Chapter 333 hosts a Halloween party Tuesday at 8:45 p m at Lakewood Lions Club Arbor Road and Charle Magnin Avenue. Jack Goldberg, president, invites all. Costumes optional and prizes will be awarded.
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Lakewood’ Center
of Hope
Lakewood Lions Club
Arbor Rd
Charlemagnin Ave
Jack Goldberg
Coshimes
Golf Mothers Inspire Delinquency Cure Tale in Muskogee
Muskogee Oklahoma report pairs two teen golf champions Beth Stone and Sandra Haynie as proof of a “delinquency remedy” through golf. Beth 17 and Sandra 14 excel locally and nationally, with Beth winning state junior titles and Sandra claiming the Texas Women’s Public Links Championship 1957.
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Beth Stone
Oklahoma
Sandra Haynie
Texas
Beth
Sandra
Bech
Muskogee Country Club
Austin
Ship
Midland
Tex
Bound for School Bound for Kingston then Duluth posting
Mr and Mrs Bitets depart Long Beach en route to Kingston N Y where Elis will attend school before a Duluth Minn posting They plan visits with friends in Albuquerque Fort Worth Kansas City and Excelsior Springs Mo A farewell party at Wilson High School and City College honored them with attendees including Gary King Jerry Neer Ted Phillips Bill Beckman Doug Carhart Tom Foltz Jim Eliot and Gordon Buchanan
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City College
Gary King
Jerry Neer
Ted Phillips
Bill Beckman
Doug Carhart
Tom Foltz
Jim Eliot
Gordon Buchanan
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Dioyd Brauner
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Santa Ana
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